Jewish Music Festival 1994, London, Great Britain

[Philip <mike...>]

Jewish Music Festival 1994, London, Great Britain
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Here follows an abridged listing of the functions which comprise the
Jewish Music Festival 1994. Please contact the Jewish Music Festival,
P.O. Box 232, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 2NE, U.K., or telephone:
+44 (0)181-909 2445, fax: +44 (0)181-909 1030, for further details.
My connection with that organisation is "goodwill".

Mon 14 November, 7.30 pm.
Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS. Tel: +44 (0)171-638 8891
Russian Virtuosi: Works by Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich
  performed by Andrei Samsonov (clarinet), Anna Kandinskaia (violin),
  Oleg Kogan (cello) and Maria Rostotsky (piano).

Thu 17 November, 8 pm.
Yakar, 2 Egerton Gardens, Hendon, London NW4. Tel: +44 (0)181-202 5551/2
Music and Medicine; Ronald Auerbach FRCS (lecturer)

Sun 20 November, 7.30 pm.
St. John's Smith Square, Westminster, London SW1. Tel: +44 (0)171-222 1061.
Lewandowski Centenary Concert; Zemel Choir, synagogue and choral music.

Tue 22 November, 7 pm. to 9 pm.
Richmond Centre Library, Little Green, Richmond, Surrey.
A celebration of Yiddish literature and music.

Thu 24 November, 8 pm.
Yakar, 2 Egerton Gardens, Hendon, London NW4. Tel: +44 (0)181-202 5551/2
The World of Synagogue Music; a musically illustrated talk by Daniel
  Tunkel.

Fri 25 November, 6.30 pm.
North London Reform Synagogue, Alyth Gardens, Golders Green, London NW11.
Shabbat Service, featuring The Kids Choir.

Sun 27 November, 7.30 pm.
New London Synagogue, 33 Abbey Road, London NW8. Tel: +44 (0)171-328 1026/7.
New London Synagogue 30th Anniversary Concert, music by Bloch, Milhaud,
  Goldschmidt and Gershwin. Also First Night Chanukah candle lighting.

Sun 27 November, 8 pm.
Purcell Room, South Bank Centre, London SE1 8XX. Tel: +44 (0)171-928 8800.
Jewish Comedy; Ivor Dembina, Leelo Ross, Ian Stone, Peter Moss, Mark Maier.

Tue 29 November, 1 pm. (lunchtime)            (same venue as next item)
New Hall, City University, Northampton Square, Clerkenwell, London EC1.
  Tel: +44 (0)171-477 8283 (Music Dept).
Music From Mantua: A Celebration of the life and work of Salamone Rossi.
  Jewish music from Renaissance Italy performed by Michelene Wandor
  and friends on recorder, viola da gamba, violin, harpsichord.

Tue 29 November, 3 pm. to 5 pm.           (same venue as previous item)
New Hall, City University, Northampton Square, Clerkenwell, London EC1.
  Tel: +44 (0)171-477 8283 (Music Dept).
City University Seminar on Jewish Music. Alexander Knapp (Joe Loss
  Research Fellow) and students from the University's Music
  Department discuss their findings.

Wed 30 November, 8 pm.
Sternberg Centre, 80 East End Road, Finchley, London N3.
  Tel: +44 (0)181-346 2288
Manor House Society Recital: various Zmirot and compositions by Ben
  Haim and Schoenberg. Vivienne Bellos (soprano), Chani Smith
  (flute), Alexander Knapp (piano).

Fri 2 December, 6.30 pm.
Belsize Square Synagogue, 51 Belsize Square, London NW3.
Choral Friday Night Service with music composed by Louis Lewandowski.

Sun 4 December, 12 noon - 10 pm.
Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank Centre, London SE1 8XX.
  Tel: +44 (0)171-928 8800.
Another Taste of Milk and Honey: exhibitions, records, CDs, bookstalls,
  music workshops. Bagels, traditional Jewish food.
  QEH and National Theatre foyers: AJY Jewish Youth Arts Festival:
    drama, dance, art, music, workshops.
  QEH: 1.30 pm. to 2.30 pm.: Chanukah Youth Concert; Belsize Square
    Synagogue Children's Choir and Klezmer Youth Band.
  QEH: 3.15 pm. to 5.00 pm.: Norma Fisher (piano) & Stamic String Quartet
    play music by Schumann, Dvorak and music from Terezin.
  QEH: 6 pm. to 7 pm. Lucie Skeaping and the Burning Bush: Sephardi
    ballads accompanied by exotic medieval instruments.
  QEH: 8 pm. to 10 pm. Gregori Schechter's Klezmer Festival Band (with
    added strings and a giant shofar!). Traditional Jewish folk music
    from Eastern Europe.

Philip J. Leonard
mike (at) order(dot)ph(dot)utexas(dot)edu